Male commuter subjected to 'disgraceful' sexual assault on Tube

PACKED: The man was sexually assaulted on a busy Tube service (stock image)

The 38-year-old victim was on the London Underground Victoria line between Finsbury Park and King's Cross when the shocking incident happened.

Another passenger – described as a thin, white man in his mid-20s – began touching him in a sexual way, cops say.

The victim, who was on his way to work when the incident happened at 7.30am on March 22, was unable to get away on the packed carriage.

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VICTIM: The man pressed against the victim and touched him sexually

“This was a disgraceful and prolonged assault committed on a busy commuter tube service”

Suleman Yazdani, British Transport Police

He reportedly continued to touch him inappropriately until the victim got off at King's Cross.

Cops have described the perpetrator as 5ft 7ins, with blue eyes and blond curly hair.

He was said to be wearing a camouflage jacket, black jeans and trainers with a bright backpack and also had a black eating in his left ear.

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Investigating Detective Constable Suleman Yazdani, of the British Transport Police, said: "This was a disgraceful and prolonged assault committed on a busy commuter tube service.

"As you can imagine, this was a frightening experience for him as he quite rightly did not expect or want this man to touch him. If you know someone who matches the description then please get in touch as your information could be vitally important.

"Unwanted sexual behaviour such as this will never be tolerated and we work closely with our partners throughout the capital to encourage victims to report offences.

"Recently, we launched a refreshed version of the highly successful Report it to Stop it campaign, to tackle under-reporting and raise awareness of the reporting services."